นัก

See also: นก and นึก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		นัก n ạ k
Romanization	Paiboon	nák
	Royal Institute	nak
(standard) IPA^(key)		/nak̚˦˥/
Homophones edit		นัข นัค

Etymology 1

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ʼnak, ʼnakk, ʼanak, or Angkorian Old Khmer ʼnak, ʼanak, ʼnakk, ʼnāk, ʼnāka, nāk, nākk, nakk (“worthy: courtesy title for honorable men”).

Noun

นัก • (nák)

(archaic) an honorific for a member of the Khmer royalty or nobility, either male or female.

Usage notes

Can be used alone or used in combination with another honorific, such as นัก นาง (nák-naang), นัก พระ (nák-prá), นัก พระองค์ (nák-prá-ong), นัก องค์ (nák-ong), etc.

Etymology 2

From Old Khmer ʼnaka, ʼanaka, ʼnak, naka, nãka, nâka, naga (“individual, one, person; inhabitant, native, resident; servant; worker; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer អ្នក (nĕək), Khmer នាក់ (nĕək).

Noun

นัก • (nák)

used to prefix any word to form an agent noun.

Derived terms

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Etymology 3

Uncertain. Compare Lao ນັກ (nak).

Adjective

นัก • (nák) (abstract noun ความนัก)

many; much.

Adverb

นัก • (nák) (abstract noun ความนัก)

much; quite; very.

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